english words in Indian context
Can someone give a list of words that are more common in India than in any other english speaking nation?
From my side, there are words like "super", "that only", etc.
Pukka for sure
Would-be for fiancee
Of course, the most common outside India "Desi"
mantra is often used in english to show trend
words like "junta", "mela"
Good responses..
There are other usages which are a mixture of hindi and english like:
pan-wallah, chai-wallah
I will go parsoon (I will go tomorrow)
Hmmm... interesting topic. Here's a few..
Make a move - Shall we go?
You only told no - Its you who said it.
You saw the movie-a? - Did you see the movie?
I didn't go only - I didn't even go.
I have heard of 'Peter'. Also 'Thames' (a reference to River Thames in England!) for an Indian who speaks a lot in English, though he knows other languages!!!!
Interesting topic! How about "Peter"? (meaning an Indian who speaks in English?)
Yogeshwar, did you mean conversational English ?
There are specific examples of 'Indian English' too. For example, in India, what we know as 'Brinjal' is called as 'Aubergine' or 'Eggplant' in other English-speaking countries.
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